Scientists Baffled by a Sudden Reversal Deep Inside Earth’s Core

A surprising reversal in molten iron flow beneath the Pacific is giving scientists a sharper view of how Earth’s magnetic ...
Space on MSN

Magnetic field necessary for life may have been discovered on alien world for first time

A study using the Very Large Array radio telescope may have discovered a magnetic field on exoplanet YZ Ceti b. Magnetic ...
SETI Institute

How Clouds Hide Alien Worlds—and How Astronomers See Through Them

While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...
WBUR

Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead new White House UFO council

Avi Loeb is leading a new Science Advisory Council tasked with finding the origin of unidentified objects spotted by military pilots and others. It's part of a broader White House effort studying ...
New Scientist

This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these “stupendously ...

SETI Discovery Suggests Alien Messages Have Already Reached Earth—But We Kept Missing Them

A new SETI study argues that turbulent space weather around distant stars can smear out ultra‑narrow alien radio signals, ...

Was the 'Wow!’ signal a message from aliens?

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

This mysterious radio signal has puzzled astronomers for nearly 50 years

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...